A review by ellaford
Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As someone with a limited knowledge of Greek mythology I think it is a different experience to read this book, but not necessarily a worse one. The twists and turn were all the more intriguing and exciting. I listened to this book and the narrator did such a fantastic job of bringing circe alive as she had such a majestic way of reading. I enjoyed it more as it went on for certain and by the end was completely captivated by the world. I loved how nature and animals are described, and the complicated nature of good and bad. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship